Dakota Alan Norris (born August 30, 2001) is the son of famous Hollywood crime actor Chuck Norris. Dakota, alongside his twin sister, Danilee Kelly Norris, were born in California, US, when their father was 61 and their mother, Gena O’Kelley Norris, was 33.
Dakota lives a quiet, private life and has kept so much information about his personal life tucked away. Here is all the information we’ve gathered about him.
Biography Summary of Dakota Alan Norris
- Full Name: Dakota Alan Norris
- Date of Birth: August 30, 2001
- Place of Birth: California
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Nationality: American
- Zodiac sign: Leo
- Profession: MMA fighter
- Net Worth: $200,000
- Height: 5 feet 8 inches
- Weight: 173cm
- Sexuality: Straight
- Religion: Christianity
- Marital Status: Single
- Residence: Texas
- Parents: Gena O’Kelley and Chuck Norris
- Siblings: Danilee Kelly Norris (twin sister), Michael “Mike” Norris (half-brother), Dina Norris DiCiolli (half-sister), Eric Scott Norris (half-brother), Timothy Robert Hinschberger (half-brother), Kelley Gene Tagudin (half-sister).
- Instagram: @d.ak.ot.a
Dakota Alan Norris is a Fifth-Degree MMA Fighter
Dakota ventured into combat sports at the early age of eight. And after vigorous training sessions that lasted 8 years, he earned a second-degree black belt alongside his twin sister, Danilee. According to his father, Chuck, Dakota Norris is currently a fifth-degree belt holder in mixed martial arts. The young lad has been following his father’s footsteps in mixed martial arts and might be the one to take over the scene when the likes of his father retire.
He is also actively involved in other popular combat sports like karate, gymnastics, and more. He grew up in his birth town, California. However, apart from his sports interests, other information concerning his childhood experiences and even his education is not disclosed to the public.
Who is Dakota’s Father, Chuck Norris?
Hollywood sensational action figure Chuck Norris (born Carlos Ray Norris, March 10, 1940) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter who served in the United States Air Force for a while. Chuck Norris is a black belt in Tang Soo Do, judo, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
After serving in the United States Air Force, Norris entered professional combat fighting and won many martial arts championships. He later founded his own discipline called Chun Kuk Do. Shortly after that, Norris joined Hollywood and trained many celebrities in martial arts for stunts and action scenes. Gradually, he also started to appear in minor roles in movies like The Wrecking Crew. He soon starred in Breaker! Breaker! (1977) and had his second lead role in Good Guy’s Wear Black (1978). Both movies proved to be profitable, and in no time, he became a household name in Hollywood.
Norris featured in dozens of other movies and made his last appearance in Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables 2. Apart from his MMA and Hollywood careers, Chuck Norris is also a recognized author. He has published books on martial arts, philosophy, politics, western fiction, psychology, Christianity, and biography. He has two New York Times bestselling books, first with his book on the psychology of self-improvement based on personal experiences called The Secret of Inner Strength: My Story (1988). His second New York Times Best Seller was a critique on current issues in America. It was titled Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America (2008).
Dakota Alan Norris has Six Siblings
Dakota has five half-siblings and just 1 full-blood sister. He has two older half-brothers (Michael Norris and Erick Norris) from his father’s first marriage to Dianne Kay Holechek and 1 half-sister (Dina Norris DiCiolli) from a one-time affair. He also has two half-siblings (Kelley Gene Tagudin and Timothy Robert Hinschberger) from his mother’s previous marriage and his twin sister, Danilee Kelly Norris.
What Is Dakota’s Net Worth?
Dakota Alan Norris has an estimated net worth of $200,000 as of 2022. Although he is a certified MMA fighter, there is no record of any jobs linked to him. To promote himself on social media, Dakota has an Instagram page @d.ak.ot.a, where he posts photos of himself during practice.
He also runs a YouTube channel which he created in 2020. The channel was inoperative for a while until recently when Dakota started to post short clips of himself in training and showing off his gymnastics and karate skills. He currently resides in Texas on his father’s ranch. On the other hand, his father, Chuck Norris, has an estimated net worth of $70 million gathered from years of acting and MMA fighting.
Is Dakota Norris Dating Anyone?
Dakota is believed to be in a relationship with a woman simply identified as Ashleigh. Photos of the duo together are all over his Instagram page.
The celebrity son had always tried to keep most of his personal life away from public knowledge. Apart from his family and the hints about his progress in combat fighting, almost nothing else is known about his private life. As such, he has remained tight-lipped about the details of his relationship status and has yet to make a statement about it.